The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-12
STOCK ITEMS.

IL Is now claimed that il turn.ps b
grown thiekly late in the summer and left
in the ground during winter they make a.
excellent fertilizer when turned under in
the spring.
The Utah Wool Growers Association has
mem bership Of los and is in a p: osperous
condition. The members Craze over So, 0OC
sheep and control the shipment OF ], 81, 0O0
pounds of wool.
Several farmers who have visited our Of
dee during the past week report the peach
buds all right, so that from the present out
look there VIII be large yield eff that crop
this year.-Lisdssorg (Ksn.) Ne.ss.
There is but very limited idea among
the mass Of farmers OF what constitutes q
good cow. They do not make the necessary
efforts to learn the amount of milk and its
producing qualities in butter and cheese.
Three-fourths Of ali the COWS in the North
west are such poor mixers that they should
be sent to the butchers and better stock
supply their places.-Ansericaa CHlticator.
A horse fair was held at Wilmington, Ill,
few days ago and attracted large num-
Der of Chicago buyers. Sales were
recorded Of 1U7 horses, including thr zee i'm
ported stations, for an aggregate amount
OF 81, 400. How many districts could or
ganize similar horse fairs with equal profit
to the community We advise all those
who are interested in horse breeding and
Improvement to agitate the subject of horse
fairs in their districts.-FdrDsers' RcvieU.
As 1t is now pretty near the beginning Of
the pasturing season we desire to again call
the attention of stockmen and especially
dairymen to the necessity of providing
pure water for stock Impure water is a
fertile source of disease and milk contami-
nation, and yet it is fact that many peo-
pie give the subject no consideration what
ever Stock is permitted to drink out of
any sort of pool that happens to be handi-
est, and TO do so often when but little ex-
pense and trouble would provide plenty of
good water Western Rural
Ex-Governor Routt remarked the other
day to q New York Tribune reporter that
the days of fancy cattle growing in the far
West have gone by. ''The cattle-growiag
Of the future" he continued, will be on
business basis right down to the marrow.
The profits will be moderate and even
small, but steady. In fact, the best days
Of cattle-growing are coming-the days
when it will be a safe and steady business.
The cattle-growing of the future will be in
the hands of experienced men, with prac-
tical knowledge of the business"
The amount Of work that two good, sound,
wellmated horses can do in year when
properly managed is astonishing. With
the right kind of care sound team is none
the worse for doing six good days work
out Of the week the year round, and the
value of over three hundred days work
each year amounts to a good deal. 1t costs
about as much to keep an idle horse as one
that works. The profits of many farms
are eaten up by the surplus of horses, and
the owners are unaware Of the fact. 1t only
pays 10 keep horses when you have pur-
pose in so doing, and that purpose may be
either for the fill amount of labor they are
able to perform, or for the evenue derived
from the increase in their value while in
the hands OF the farmer-Sfockn.at